20 Benchmarks for Small Ambulatory Surgery Centers

Here are 20 benchmarks for small surgery centers (defined as those with 1-2 operating rooms), based on data from VMG Health’s Multi-Specialty ASC Intellimarker 2010.

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Net revenue:
$3,826,000
Total operating expenses: $2,703,000
EBITDA: $958,000

Net A/R turnover: 9.78
Net A/R days outstanding:
37
Highest percentage of case volume: General surgery (35 percent)
Highest percentage of payor mix: Commercial (57 percent)

Total cases per center: 2,319
Cases per day:
9.3
% of cases performed by top 2 physicians: 42 percent

Nurse hours per case: 5.4
Tech hours per case:
1.8
Administrative hours per case: 4.0
Administrator hours per case:
0.6
Total hours per case: 10.4

Nurse staff wages: $31.57
Tech staff wages: $18.68
Administrative staff wages: $22.30
Total hourly wages: $25.56
Administrator salary: $105,793

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